Restore the competitiveness of the European printing industry

Recently "German printers" magazine "Insider" - the International Federation of Printing and Related Industries (Intergraf) Secretary-General Ms Beatrice Klose's article, the disclosure of which European industry status quo printed some numbers. Intergraf 26 Printing Industry Association on behalf of 20 countries.

With the report figures on paper consumption, imports, exports and more content other describe the state of the printing industry. International Federation of the printing and related industries at March 17, 2015 meeting with the European Commission, also use this data in order by reducing the administrative agency personnel and maintain a fair competitive environment, so as to improve the competitiveness of the printing industry.

European printing paper demand in 2014 compared to 2013 decreased by 3%. Recently Paper consumption is about 30 million tons. The largest decline was super calendered SC paper (-5%) and newsprint (- 6.5%). Decline often associated with economic crisis. At present, the printing paper than before the economic crisis has reduced consumption by 25%.

China to nearly one billion euros to keep the main supplier status of the European printed products. This compared with 2000 quadrupled. More than 50% of the books are imported from China printed, followed by postcards and pictures of this. British imports most of the Chinese printing products (40% of the total). In the EU's largest supplier of printed matter, behind China, the United States, Switzerland and Hong Kong.

However, the market also has a positive side. With the decline in paper consumption, printing paper prices also decreased. Depending on the paper quality, paper prices in Germany fell between 4% and 7%. This trend continues in the first half of 2015.

2014 European printing industry showed positive foreign trade balance of 2.3 billion euros. To this end Germany's export value of 3.8 billion euros to contribute to the printed product, which contribute a third of non-EU countries. British export worth 3.2 billion euros following the German, 50% of printed matter to countries outside the EU exports. The main export partners are the EU, Switzerland, the United States, Norway and Russia.

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Germany has become a complete system of recycled paper

In Germany, the front of the houses generally have three trash were recovered normal household waste, plastic and designed to recycle paper. In the train station, hotels and other public places have special bins for recycling paper or garbage bags.

Good garbage habit for recycled paper production to provide raw materials. Recycled old paper, pulp and fiber material forms three German paper raw materials. Recycling old paper first starting rotten blisters, then separation of the part is not suitable for the production of paper, and then break out the old paper after printing some color paint. At this point the old pulp itself is a variety of different lengths of fiber mixture, and then you can produce different kinds of paper according to different needs.

German government continued focus on recycled paper also effectively promoting the use of recycled paper. German Federal Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the German Association of Local Governments from 2007 onwards, each local government should be carried out to investigate the utilization of recycled paper. The amount of scope and content of the paper surveys the population of more than 100,000 people in the community, recycled paper usage and environmental impact reduction. Survey results for 2010 show that more than half of the local governments of more than 80% utilization of recycled paper.

Source: Internet